footwell

foot·well
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/ˈfʊtwɛl/

noun

The space for the feet in front of a seat in a vehicle

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Meanings

nounfootwell (plural footwells)

plural footwells

  1. The space for the feet in front of a seat in a vehicle

    to foreclose the possibility completely. she packed the footwell of the passenger seat with her duffel bag and camping gear and buckled a stack of seed trays on to the seat.

    2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 55

Origin

* foot + well

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Translations

Dutch voetenruimte
  • voetenruimtespace for the feet in a vehicle
German Fußraum
  • Fußraumspace for the feet in a vehicle
Cite this entry
APA

footwell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footwell

MLA

“footwell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footwell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “footwell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footwell.

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